Former Priest Books | Summaries & Audio

Monsignor Quixote

by Graham Greene • 1940

Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.

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😔 Flawed Priest ⛓️ Religious Persecution 🕯️ Spiritual Despair 🔥 Reluctant Martyr 🔫 Police State

Monsignor Quixote 87%

Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.

by Graham Greene 1940

3.98

45k+ ratings

😔 Flawed Priest ⛓️ Religious Persecution 🕯️ Spiritual Despair 🔥 Reluctant Martyr 🔫 Police State

Godless

by Dan Barker • 2008

No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.

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7k+

📜 Biblical Criticism 💬 Atheist Apologetics 🚪 Deconversion Stories 🧠 Psychology Of Religion ⚖️ Secular Morality

Godless 87%

No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.

by Dan Barker 2008

3.97

7k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Criticism 💬 Atheist Apologetics 🚪 Deconversion Stories 🧠 Psychology Of Religion ⚖️ Secular Morality

In Good Company

by James Martin • 2000

He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.

4.30

381

📿 Catholic Memoirs 🙏 Ignacian Spirituality ✝️ Vocation Discernment 🤲 Service To The Poor 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

In Good Company 87%

He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.

by James Martin 2000

4.30

381 ratings

📿 Catholic Memoirs 🙏 Ignacian Spirituality ✝️ Vocation Discernment 🤲 Service To The Poor 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Why the Catholic Church Must Change

by Margaret Nutting Ralph • 2013

One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.

3.96

🕊️ Catholic Reform 🫂 Pastoral Care 💭 Primacy Of Conscience ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 👩 Women In Religion

Why the Catholic Church Must Change Summary

Why the Catholic Church Must Change 87%

One in three Catholics has left. The way back, a theologian argues, is reform not rigidity.

by Margaret Nutting Ralph 2013

3.96

28 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Reform 🫂 Pastoral Care 💭 Primacy Of Conscience ⚖️ Sexual Ethics 👩 Women In Religion

Hope

by Pope Francis • 2025

His family narrowly escaped a shipwreck: the pope on why mercy and memory build a future.

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🕯️ Spiritual Autobiography ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Jesuit Spirituality 💛 Mercy And Forgiveness 🌍 Immigrant Experience

Hope 87%

His family narrowly escaped a shipwreck: the pope on why mercy and memory build a future.

by Pope Francis 2025

4.33

5k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Autobiography ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Jesuit Spirituality 💛 Mercy And Forgiveness 🌍 Immigrant Experience

The Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 2011

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

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🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

The Pastor 87%

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

by Eugene H. Peterson 2011

4.46

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

On Pastoring

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2016

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

4.46

412

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

On Pastoring 87%

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

by H.B. Charles Jr. 2016

4.46

412 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

The Spiral Staircase

by Karen Armstrong • 2004

A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.

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🌑 Faith Crisis 📚 Comparative Religion ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ❤️ Compassion Ethics 🛐 Monastic Life

The Spiral Staircase 87%

A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.

by Karen Armstrong 2004

3.94

9k+ ratings

🌑 Faith Crisis 📚 Comparative Religion ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ❤️ Compassion Ethics 🛐 Monastic Life

Why I Am Not an Atheist

by Christopher Beha • 2026

His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.

3.64

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📖 Religious Memoir ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🧐 Atheism Critique 🌫️ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Suffering And Doubt

Why I Am Not an Atheist 87%

His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.

by Christopher Beha 2026

3.64

110 ratings

📖 Religious Memoir ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🧐 Atheism Critique 🌫️ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Suffering And Doubt

Bad Habits

by Jenny McCarthy • 2012

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

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2k+

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Bad Habits 87%

Catholic schoolgirl. Playboy model. Mom. One woman's escape from the faith that raised her.

by Jenny McCarthy 2012

3.61

2k+ ratings

⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🔨 Religious Deconstruction 😰 Catholic Guilt 🌌 Spiritual Seeking 🎬 Hollywood Tell-All

Girl at the End of the World

by Elizabeth Esther • 2014

Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.

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🧱 Cult Memoirs 🕊️ Religious Trauma ⛪ Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Breaking Cycles 🚪 Ex-Fundamentalist

Girl at the End of the World 87%

Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.

by Elizabeth Esther 2014

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧱 Cult Memoirs 🕊️ Religious Trauma ⛪ Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Breaking Cycles 🚪 Ex-Fundamentalist

The Silent Life

by Thomas Merton • 1957

What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.

4.06

192

⛪ Catholic Monasticism 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🏜️ Ascetic Practice

The Silent Life 86%

What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.

by Thomas Merton 1957

4.06

192 ratings

⛪ Catholic Monasticism 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🏜️ Ascetic Practice

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

4.31

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🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 86%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

Christus Vincit

by Athanasius Schneider • 2019

Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.

4.69

504

🕊️ Catholic Traditionalism 🛐 Liturgical Restoration 🍞 Eucharistic Reverence 🌹 Fatima Prophecies ⚔️ Anti-Modernism

Christus Vincit 86%

Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.

by Athanasius Schneider 2019

4.69

504 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Traditionalism 🛐 Liturgical Restoration 🍞 Eucharistic Reverence 🌹 Fatima Prophecies ⚔️ Anti-Modernism

Father Sergius

by Leo Tolstoy • 1911

To escape humiliation, a proud prince chases sainthood. But pride follows him into the cell.

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6k+

🕯️ Crisis Of Faith ⛪ Monastic Life 🌑 Fall Of A Saint 🌿 Quiet Goodness ☦️ Russian Orthodoxy

Father Sergius 86%

To escape humiliation, a proud prince chases sainthood. But pride follows him into the cell.

by Leo Tolstoy 1911

3.86

6k+ ratings

🕯️ Crisis Of Faith ⛪ Monastic Life 🌑 Fall Of A Saint 🌿 Quiet Goodness ☦️ Russian Orthodoxy

The Contemplative Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

4.38

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

The Contemplative Pastor 86%

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.38

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

The Seven Storey Mountain

by Thomas Merton • 1948

Pleasure, communism, literary fame: all failed him. A silent monastery in Kentucky did not.

4.08

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🕯️ Catholic Conversion 📖 Spiritual Autobiography 🧠 Intellectual Conversion 🙏 Contemplative Life ⛪ Monastic Vocation

The Seven Storey Mountain 86%

Pleasure, communism, literary fame: all failed him. A silent monastery in Kentucky did not.

by Thomas Merton 1948

4.08

21k+ ratings

🕯️ Catholic Conversion 📖 Spiritual Autobiography 🧠 Intellectual Conversion 🙏 Contemplative Life ⛪ Monastic Vocation

The Great Façade

by Christopher A. Ferrara • 2002

Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.

4.30

🕯️ Catholic Traditionalism 🏛️ Post-Conciliar Church 📖 Liturgical Reform 📉 Ecclesial Decline 📜 Vatican Ii

The Great Façade 86%

Empty seminaries, liturgical chaos, missionary collapse: not despite Vatican II, but because of it.

by Christopher A. Ferrara 2002

4.30

77 ratings

🕯️ Catholic Traditionalism 🏛️ Post-Conciliar Church 📖 Liturgical Reform 📉 Ecclesial Decline 📜 Vatican Ii

Unveiling Grace

by Lynn K. Wilder • 2013

Her son's Mormon mission ended early. Then he said the words that would unravel their faith.

4.29

4k+

🏛️ Mormonism 🚪 Ex-Mormon Testimony 🧱 Religious Deconstruction 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Conversion Story

Unveiling Grace 86%

Her son's Mormon mission ended early. Then he said the words that would unravel their faith.

by Lynn K. Wilder 2013

4.29

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Mormonism 🚪 Ex-Mormon Testimony 🧱 Religious Deconstruction 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Conversion Story

Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi

by Laurent Gounelle • 2016

A consultant bets a struggling priest she can fill his church, upending both their worlds.

3.84

2k+

🕊️ Spiritual Fiction 📚 Philosophical Novel ⛪ Priest In Crisis 🌸 Woman's Spiritual Quest 🏘️ Small Town France

Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi Summary

Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi 86%

A consultant bets a struggling priest she can fill his church, upending both their worlds.

by Laurent Gounelle 2016

3.84

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Fiction 📚 Philosophical Novel ⛪ Priest In Crisis 🌸 Woman's Spiritual Quest 🏘️ Small Town France

The Book of Pastoral Rule

by Pope Gregory I

An ancient guide teaching pastors to temper authority with humility and tailor reproof to each soul.

4.17

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🐑 Pastoral Care ✝️ Spiritual Leadership 🙇 Humility 🔍 Spiritual Discernment 🗣️ Pastoral Counseling

The Book of Pastoral Rule 86%

An ancient guide teaching pastors to temper authority with humility and tailor reproof to each soul.

by Pope Gregory I

4.17

796 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Care ✝️ Spiritual Leadership 🙇 Humility 🔍 Spiritual Discernment 🗣️ Pastoral Counseling

God's Problem

by Bart D. Ehrman • 2008

Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.

3.95

6k+

📖 Biblical Studies ⚖️ Theodicy 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🤔 Religious Skepticism ❓ Agnosticism

God's Problem 86%

Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.

by Bart D. Ehrman 2008

3.95

6k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Studies ⚖️ Theodicy 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🤔 Religious Skepticism ❓ Agnosticism

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read

by Christopher Ash • 2019

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

4.36

531

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read Summary

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read 86%

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

by Christopher Ash 2019

4.36

531 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

Tattoos on the Heart

by Gregory Boyle • 2009

Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.

4.49

31k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice ⛪ Urban Ministry 🔄 Gang Rehabilitation 🩹 Shame And Healing 🌱 Second Chances

Tattoos on the Heart 86%

Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.

by Gregory Boyle 2009

4.49

31k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice ⛪ Urban Ministry 🔄 Gang Rehabilitation 🩹 Shame And Healing 🌱 Second Chances

The Pastor's Justification

by Jared C. Wilson • 2013

Half of pastors want to leave. Five old truths that put the weight back on Christ.

4.54

600

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology ❤️ Gospel-Centered Living 🔥 Pastoral Burnout 🧭 Pastoral Identity

The Pastor's Justification 86%

Half of pastors want to leave. Five old truths that put the weight back on Christ.

by Jared C. Wilson 2013

4.54

600 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology ❤️ Gospel-Centered Living 🔥 Pastoral Burnout 🧭 Pastoral Identity

Iota Unum

by Romano Amerio • 1996

The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.

4.34

🏛️ Catholic Traditionalism 📜 Vatican Ii Critique ⚡ Anti-Modernism ⚖️ Natural Law ⛪ Ecclesiology

Iota Unum 86%

The post-Vatican II Church turned reform into a dismantling of authority, liturgy, and truth.

by Romano Amerio 1996

4.34

61 ratings

🏛️ Catholic Traditionalism 📜 Vatican Ii Critique ⚡ Anti-Modernism ⚖️ Natural Law ⛪ Ecclesiology

The Wounded Healer

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

4.23

13k+

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Healer 86%

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971

4.23

13k+ ratings

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

Preaching

by Timothy J. Keller • 2015

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

4.48

4k+

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Preaching 86%

How to preach grace to skeptics: faithful exposition that offers Christ, not good advice.

by Timothy J. Keller 2015

4.48

4k+ ratings

📖 Homiletics ⛪ Pastoral Theology 📜 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Grace-Centered Faith 🌍 Faith And Culture

Something Beautiful for God

by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1971

When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.

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2k+

😇 Catholic Saints 🌍 Missionary Work 🤲 Faith In Action ❤️ Person-Centered Service 🕊️ Radical Simplicity

Something Beautiful for God 86%

When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.

by Malcolm Muggeridge 1971

4.00

2k+ ratings

😇 Catholic Saints 🌍 Missionary Work 🤲 Faith In Action ❤️ Person-Centered Service 🕊️ Radical Simplicity

Lectures to My Students

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon • 1889

The inner life of the preacher determines everything, from sermon punch to surviving the week.

4.47

4k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📯 Ministerial Calling 🔥 Spiritual Formation 📜 Sermon Preparation ✝️ Christocentric Preaching

Lectures to My Students 86%

The inner life of the preacher determines everything, from sermon punch to surviving the week.

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1889

4.47

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📯 Ministerial Calling 🔥 Spiritual Formation 📜 Sermon Preparation ✝️ Christocentric Preaching

Dorothy Day

by Robert Coles • 1987

She called her church a scandal and spent sixty years feeding the poor in its name.

4.15

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✝️ Conversion Stories 🕊️ Christian Pacifism 🤲 Social Justice And Faith 🤝 Mutual Aid 😇 Modern Saints

Dorothy Day 86%

She called her church a scandal and spent sixty years feeding the poor in its name.

by Robert Coles 1987

4.15

338 ratings

✝️ Conversion Stories 🕊️ Christian Pacifism 🤲 Social Justice And Faith 🤝 Mutual Aid 😇 Modern Saints

Infiltration

by Taylor R. Marshall • 2019

Freemasons infiltrated the clergy. Communists followed. After 150 years, their man took the papacy.

4.36

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✝️ Catholic Traditionalism 🏛️ Vatican History ⚖️ Church Politics ⛪ Liturgical Reform 🌹 Marian Apparitions

Infiltration 86%

Freemasons infiltrated the clergy. Communists followed. After 150 years, their man took the papacy.

by Taylor R. Marshall 2019

4.36

2k+ ratings

✝️ Catholic Traditionalism 🏛️ Vatican History ⚖️ Church Politics ⛪ Liturgical Reform 🌹 Marian Apparitions

Crazy for God

by Frank Schaeffer • 2007

Inside the machine: a son of evangelical royalty helps build the religious right, then defects.

3.68

2k+

⛪ Evangelical Movement 🐘 Religious Right 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🏚️ Insular Communities 📜 Fundamentalism

Crazy for God 86%

Inside the machine: a son of evangelical royalty helps build the religious right, then defects.

by Frank Schaeffer 2007

3.68

2k+ ratings

⛪ Evangelical Movement 🐘 Religious Right 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🏚️ Insular Communities 📜 Fundamentalism

Crisis of Conscience

by Raymond Franz • 1983

Inside the Jehovah's Witnesses' highest council: one man's conscience against institutional power.

4.49

852

🚪 Leaving Jehovahs Witnesses 🏛️ Religious Authoritarianism 📉 High-Control Groups 🗓️ Failed Prophecies 🛡️ Ex-Member Testimony

Crisis of Conscience 86%

Inside the Jehovah's Witnesses' highest council: one man's conscience against institutional power.

by Raymond Franz 1983

4.49

852 ratings

🚪 Leaving Jehovahs Witnesses 🏛️ Religious Authoritarianism 📉 High-Control Groups 🗓️ Failed Prophecies 🛡️ Ex-Member Testimony

Strangers to the City

by Michael Casey • 2005

Benedict's ancient rule transforms self-denial into a path to freedom and deeper love.

4.29

148

🏛️ Monastic Spirituality 🙏 Religious Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Lectio Divina 🔕 Contemplative Practice

Strangers to the City 86%

Benedict's ancient rule transforms self-denial into a path to freedom and deeper love.

by Michael Casey 2005

4.29

148 ratings

🏛️ Monastic Spirituality 🙏 Religious Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Lectio Divina 🔕 Contemplative Practice

Divine Renovation

by James Mallon • 2014

When maintenance replaces mission, parishes die. A pastor's field guide for reversing the drift.

4.30

374

⛪ Parish Renewal 🏛️ Church Leadership 📣 Evangelization 🌍 Missional Church 🐑 Discipleship

Divine Renovation 86%

When maintenance replaces mission, parishes die. A pastor's field guide for reversing the drift.

by James Mallon 2014

4.30

374 ratings

⛪ Parish Renewal 🏛️ Church Leadership 📣 Evangelization 🌍 Missional Church 🐑 Discipleship

Working the Angles

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Working the Angles 86%

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Pontifex Maximus

by Christopher Lascelles • 2017

The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.

3.93

140

⛪ Church History 🏛️ Papacy 👑 Temporal Power ⚔️ Crusades 📜 Reformation

Pontifex Maximus 86%

The papacy's claim to divine authority is shaky; its real story is power, corruption, and scandal.

by Christopher Lascelles 2017

3.93

140 ratings

⛪ Church History 🏛️ Papacy 👑 Temporal Power ⚔️ Crusades 📜 Reformation

Saint Pius V

by Roberto de Mattei • 2021

He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.

4.55

🏛️ Papal Biography ⛪ Counter-Reformation 😇 Catholic Saints ⚖️ Inquisition History 📿 Religious Orders

Saint Pius V 86%

He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.

by Roberto de Mattei 2021

4.55

51 ratings

🏛️ Papal Biography ⛪ Counter-Reformation 😇 Catholic Saints ⚖️ Inquisition History 📿 Religious Orders

Ordering Your Private World

by Gordon MacDonald • 1983

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

4.20

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

Ordering Your Private World 86%

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

by Gordon MacDonald 1983

4.20

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

Pope Peter

by Joe Heschmeyer • 2020

Jesus gave Peter the keys. If that claim holds, the papacy isn't a medieval invention.

4.43

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🔑 Petrine Primacy 🛡️ Catholic Apologetics 🏛️ Ecclesiology ⚡ Infallibility 🔗 Apostolic Succession

Pope Peter 86%

Jesus gave Peter the keys. If that claim holds, the papacy isn't a medieval invention.

by Joe Heschmeyer 2020

4.43

311 ratings

🔑 Petrine Primacy 🛡️ Catholic Apologetics 🏛️ Ecclesiology ⚡ Infallibility 🔗 Apostolic Succession

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2008

Your ministry can thrive while your soul withers. The inner disciplines that keep leaders whole.

4.37

3k+

🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🕯️ Soul Care 🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Solitude And Silence ✨ Sabbath Rest

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Summary

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership 86%

Your ministry can thrive while your soul withers. The inner disciplines that keep leaders whole.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2008

4.37

3k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🕯️ Soul Care 🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Solitude And Silence ✨ Sabbath Rest

Invitation to Retreat

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2018

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

4.44

981

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 😴 Burnout And Rest 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🎭 False Self

Invitation to Retreat 86%

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2018

4.44

981 ratings

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 😴 Burnout And Rest 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🎭 False Self

The Pastor as Public Theologian

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer • 2015

Management replaced theology in the pulpit. The case for reclaiming the pastor's oldest job.

4.09

464

🐑 Pastoral Theology 🏛️ Public Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Preaching

The Pastor as Public Theologian 86%

Management replaced theology in the pulpit. The case for reclaiming the pastor's oldest job.

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer 2015

4.09

464 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Theology 🏛️ Public Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌐 Cultural Engagement 📖 Biblical Preaching

Rome Sweet Home

by Scott Hahn • 1993

A Presbyterian minister set out to prove Catholicism wrong and studied his way into it instead.

4.43

13k+

🕊️ Conversion Memoirs 📖 Catholic Apologetics ✝️ Protestant To Catholic 🤝 Covenant Theology 🍞 Eucharistic Theology

Rome Sweet Home 86%

A Presbyterian minister set out to prove Catholicism wrong and studied his way into it instead.

by Scott Hahn 1993

4.43

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Conversion Memoirs 📖 Catholic Apologetics ✝️ Protestant To Catholic 🤝 Covenant Theology 🍞 Eucharistic Theology

Unfollow

by Megan Phelps-Roper • 2019

Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.

4.15

19k+

🔥 Religious Extremism 🔓 Cult Survivor Stories 🌱 Deradicalization 🤔 Questioning Faith 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Estrangement

Unfollow 86%

Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.

by Megan Phelps-Roper 2019

4.15

19k+ ratings

🔥 Religious Extremism 🔓 Cult Survivor Stories 🌱 Deradicalization 🤔 Questioning Faith 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Estrangement

The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios

by Dionysios Farasiotis • 2002

Yoga gave him power. Gurus gave him terror. A Greek monk gave him back his soul.

4.49

1k+

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Yoga gave him power. Gurus gave him terror. A Greek monk gave him back his soul.

by Dionysios Farasiotis 2002

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by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1993

Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.

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Marketing replaced preaching, and the pews filled with people who never heard the gospel.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1993

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by Roberto de Mattei • 2010

No new dogmas, but a revolution: how Vatican II changed the Church more than any council before it.

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No new dogmas, but a revolution: how Vatican II changed the Church more than any council before it.

by Roberto de Mattei 2010

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What demons actually do, from temptation to possession, explained by the Vatican's chief exorcist.

by Gabriele Amorth 2016

4.10

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